When your in Grinchville, nothing is normal... Including you...:rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by NaeKuh
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When your in Grinchville, nothing is normal... Including you...:rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by NaeKuh
Another way is for the reviewers to withhold the results until both methods is fully tested then the numbers released at the same time. This will help avoid speculations and false expectations.
I'm looking forward for the results and I'm happy to hear who will get a sample, those are great choices :up:
Nice!
Like to see the result's of martin's roundup! :D
Any device should first be tested as designed for normal use.
Then after those numbers are acquired one can look to see if any improvements can or should be made.
If you reverse that you can screw up what the manufacturer has much time into and not present a fair review.
Do it stock first, then mod the hell out of it to see if you can make it better BUT the review itself should be based on stock.
If you afterwards get better numbers modded, send them to the manufacturer.
They are human too and possible you found something they missed.
That way everyone wins and this process becomes a joint venture working together.
Nice, can't wait for the results.
Great discussion!
I'm going to spend some time reviewing both ways, stock as shipped "Package as a whole tested" as well as my usual hold mounting hardware/pressure constant "Block only tested". It does mean a heck of alot more work, but considering we probably have a large percentage of first time buyers, you probably should look at it both ways. This will give you both what you might expect as shipped and be a good tool in evaluating mounting mechanism performances. There is a big difference in the accessories you get with different blocks and that's a good way to bring that into it as well.
Time to cut a hole in the MB tray...:D
LOL @Andy... OK, will test as supplied by Swiftech FIRST, without even opening the block up. Then I will do the 5 mounts like I've done with every other block.
thanks guys.
note 1: when testing "as supplied", your 5 mounts method is perfectly appropriate, and in fact recommended. It is the very same method we employ. We do find variations between mounts and safe for gross inattention on the part of the operator, they are discrete, but measurable nonetheless.
note 2: the screws are designed with a stop so that they bottom out a few tenths above the motherboard. therefore they should be fastened all the way down. spring tension is quite firm, reason why we use this large thumb nuts to ease the fastening process.
please make sure you bottom out the screws, or you will lose some perf.
all the information has now been published on our site.
Man this looks freaking sweet! Crossing fingers that Gary @ sidewinder computers gets his shipment tomorrow or Thurs so I can have mine to install over the weekend!
The design looks promising. I just finished my roundup of 17 CPU blocks. Hopefully the GTZ will come to Germany in time =)
For the record: I also test every block with the mounting it comes with. That's the way most endusers will be using the block, though selfmade mounting might improve performance on some blocks.
A new water-block release is quite a special opportunity, and we have to give our network of dealers -who have been supporting our brand for close to 10 years, priority in serving the end-users; Even if we placed the product on our site, we couldn't ship direct yet as we are too busy shipping wholesale; so we send product to dealers first, and then we'll put the product online.
Very nice! I really appreciate the c/w and comparative data on the website, very very happy to see that...this gives me something to compare with as I do my own. I've done the same thing in the past on pressure drop testing and it's been really nice to have another result to compare against.
It's simply refreshing to see performance data on the manufacturer websites...thanks!
Sweet. Thanks again gabe. I'm looking forward to seeing our in-house XS testing done soon!
It looks promising, wish it came in acrylic for the bling factor, but you can't have everything. :D
Utnorris
when do yall think we can expect some reviews?
http://specialtech.co.uk/spshop/cust...productid=6451
Starting to show up on UK websites..
Available for pre-order at one of my favorite retailers:
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/swapgtzexpew.html
Isn't this correct for a quad core but off 90 for a dual core, or does it not really matter that much?
http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/sidew...ters/gtz10.gif
Socket triangle would be in the lower right corner.
http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/sidew...ters/gtz11.jpg
On a dual core, the cores line up horizontal in the above picture.
http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appi..._dual_wcap.pdf
Sidewinder Computers is showing Aug 14 as the date they receive theirs. I placed my order this morning for one. :D I just read about this block this morning on OCForums and went checking things out.
I plan to test on 2 different systems. My main rig is a U2-UFO case running a QX9650@4100 with a Fuzion v1 /with quad nozzle and MCW60 on a 8800GTS G92 with a PA120.3 and double fan heater core; pump is an Iwaki MD 20RTZ for the loop and the second system is an old Antec SX1200 case with an E6300@3500 with a Storm Rev 2 and PA160; pump is an Eheim 1250. I figure this should give some performance numbers for both high pressure pumps and med/low pressure pumps and also quad and dual core numbers too.
Hey mudd! So Andy you already got yours? Hmm, I guess mine will show up soon then :D
anxiously waiting your results mcoffey
thanks for the pics...
from our web site:
"Mechanical design of the copper base plate is optimized for Intel® socket LGA 775 and 771. The assembly features a patent pending design characterized by a topographically mapped CPU contact area which results in a 75% and up to 300% improvement in TIM joint thermal resistance compared to the Apogee™ GT/GTX series. Other types of sockets such as AMD® socket F, AM2, and 940 as well as upcoming sockets similar in design to that of socket 775 may also benefit from the enhanced contact area."
we are NOT talking about cores gentlemen, we are talking about TIM. Please keep that in mind. The orientation of this waterblock is socket specific, not core specific.
Gabe:
I'm looking and missing where the mounts would be for socket771.
Are my old eyes that bad.
Thanks..
OOPS, forget it, I see them..
Had to see the one pic where the mounting screws weren't in place..
Nice looking WB and I have these 2 cpu's that are just crying out for this..
X5470's.. yea, I know, they don't exist..but they do.
Think a dual E8600 on each wafer, then 2 on the board..
3333/12mb/1333 120 w 10 multi E0 stepping..
BEASTS!:D
Im dying to know if this will surpass the dtek v2. I know your trying hard to get this done, but do you have an estimate of when you will know the results?
martin or andy.
can one of you guys open it up and please take the dimentions of the middle base pins.
I want to see if this is neha compatable since neha has a larger die.
:T
http://www.swiftech.com/assets/image...pin-matrix.jpg
I need that middle square dimentions. From the looks of it, it might be too small. :X
thanks...
i was thinkn around that also.
Gabe did you guys estimate for neha?
Cuz it might be too small as it is.
You saw the size comparisions of it right?
As you can see from a picture from JCornel:
http://en.expreview.com/img/2008/02/26/Neh_1_1.jpg
its much bigger and its not square.
And it looks bigger in real life. Trust me, when you hold the chip, the first thing you say is WOW this puppys BIG.
I like shiny metal look. Like the copper top from the GTX. by the way, could I replace GTZ top with GTX top?
yes ... you even quoted it.;)
a copper top with a gunmetal nickel plating would look slick!! but that's 2nd for me I can't wait for results.
Even if the GTX top fit im not shure if it would hold the nozzle thingy in place properly...
"taking a seat"
thanks andy when you can i'd really apreciate those messurements as well.
now everyone is glued to the screen hitting refresh every 10 seconds...lol
not really.
The block will perform within 2-3C either better or worse then the EK.
Im more waiting on martin's flow test to see what the drop is. Next gen top tier gaming machines will be dual socket. 2-3C wont matter squat when your cooling 2 processors. Its the pressure drop that should be more of a concern.
Having 2 supremes wont help you in that area. Well not unless your like me and you know how to plan it.
Toss some popcorn my way, I'm sitting on a pack of beer :)
That long?
Ah i see, u wasted time hugging ur wife and smoking.... :mad:
:p:
Great work andy, keep at it! :cool:
:rofl:
in your own world my friend. EK > D-tek. Can we just end it?
My EK will probably spank this GTZ even. Well im using custom accelerators. :rofl:
My Cuplex will probably beat this GTZ as well, thats if martin finished stepping it.
Gabe you need to step the block and not bow it. Scott definitely discovered a winner.
Only problem tho, once stepped the block can never be used on neha since the die package is different.
What! :eek:
Well well.... just get going :p:
Thanks for the clarification, I've just noticed on some other blocks that generaly the orientation of the nozzles needed to match the core orientation for optimum cooling so I assumed this would be the same. It doesn't matter for the quad which is what I'm testing anyhow.
Have you guys tried a thicker o-ring in the V2 as a modified block test?
I've got one in mine, and need to go back and run stock now, but I think the additional bowing helps a fair amount.
It also probably depends on the TIM material used. The TIM consultants TC Grease 0098 stuff seems to a metter TIM interface that some of the others I've tried and showing less gain on bowing than non-bowed blocks. It's pretty thick stuff though, and I've had to adopt a spread thin method for consistent and optimal performance with it.
Anyhow, my GTZ sample won't be here for a couple more days, I'm sitting here with popcorn too...Actually I've got 8 block sets of runs done and still have several to go and several modified tests I want to run as part of my review package. Then I've got to go back and retest the "As Shipped" which is going to take a while and a little case modification work to add to the list.
Are you done...yet?...:D
Yeah, I did something similar, but just some Zurn 3/4" hosebarb brass globe valves. If you look down the opening of these guys when open, there is no restriction at all. Then all I have to do is blip a few bubbles into the reservoir and I'm off and running again.
This also allows me to pull the entire loop away from the case when switching out blocks. Me and spilling go hand in hand...so over the workbench is much better than over the MB.
Now I just need to work on a techstation or horizontal case someday.....:D
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/5...testingmm5.jpg
http://www.microcool.it/english/101prod.html
You know you want it ;):D
From the website North American retailers
http://www.microcool.it/english/NordAmerica.html
include Sidewinder, frozen CPU and performance PCs
I removed my v2 quad insert last week, I run prime95 for 2 hrs and recorded the temp, then removed the insert and bleed, prime95 2 hrs, I got the same load temp but that's with 2c room temp rise, so i think the quad insert provides worse result on a quad ( q6600 3.6@1.36v)--at least in my setup.
Gary carries it?
Then its mine.
Hank does not have that. I should know, when im bored i always go though his site since he's one of the largest. :rofl:
Edit: i have just emailed gary asking him to special order me one. So when i get it i'll show it off. :up:
Hehe.. dont underestimate my budget on computer parts. :rofl:
Oh noes now look what i've done! I gave nikhsub1 a bad back and something's happened to andy!:eek: :rofl::rofl:
Now all we have left to test the GTZ is Martin! :D:p:
@R3: I know that, there was even a thread here about it in the news section. I was joking you know...;)
The only issue i can see would be noise. Being a benching station, there's nothing stopping those pesky decibels getting to my (annoyingly sensitive) ears :rolleyes:.